May 3, 2021Annie Get Your Gun: A History Ted Chapin, President and Chief Creative Officer of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, recounts the colorful history of Irving Berlin’s smash musical.Titles/
April 28, 2021Great Roles for Asian Male Actors From the CFO of a trendy sports apparel company to a nerdy 16-year-old in Long Beach, California, you’ll find a wide variety of compelling roles in this collection of Concord Theatricals plays and musicals featuring Asian men.Titles/
April 16, 2021Community Theatre Season Planning: Shows to Fit Your Needs Planning your upcoming community theatre season? Here are some suggestions to fit your needs, whether you’re looking for a large-cast comedy, a guaranteed audience pleaser, or a fresh new work.Titles/
April 13, 2021Samuel Beckett In Five Plays Darkly comic and incredibly idiosyncratic, Samuel Beckett’s work strikes a chord with anyone who encounters it. From his fast-moving monologues to the full-length masterpiece Waiting For Godot, here’s a list of some of Beckett’s most memorable works.Authors/Playwrights/Titles/
April 13, 2021Great Dance Shows Put your best foot forward with these great shows featuring stand-out dance numbers! Whether you like tap, ballet, jazz or hip hop, you’re sure to find something to move your feet in this select list of exuberant dance-focused musicals.Titles/
April 12, 2021Scene Study and Classroom Reading: Plays for Colleges and Universities Update your collegiate curriculum with these titles that are perfect for reading lists and scene work.Playwrights/Titles/
April 2, 2021Plays and Musicals About Siblings Ah, brothers and sisters… best of friends or worst of enemies? For National Siblings Day, Concord Theatricals presents some of our favorite shows featuring siblings.Titles/
March 31, 2021Edgy Musicals So you like your musicals to have a bit of bite to them? Put on your Doc Martens, bust out your black eyeliner, and get ready to shake things up with this collection of cutting-edge shows.Titles/
March 26, 2021QUIZ: How Well Do You Know The Secret Garden? The hit Broadway musical adaptation of The Secret Garden has been thrilling audiences for decades. But how well do you know this American classic? Take our quiz and test your knowledge!Titles/
March 24, 2021Great Roles for Asian Female Actors Explore a wide variety of compelling characters in this collection of Concord Theatricals plays and musicals featuring roles created specifically for Asian women.Titles/
March 17, 2021Great Roles for Latine Female Actors Discover a range of fantastic roles for female Latine actors, from a young folklórico dancer to a Zoloft-addicted middle-aged mom.Titles/
March 12, 2021QUIZ: Which Leading Lady Role Are You? — Contemporary Musicals Edition Which leading lady of the contemporary Broadway stage are you? Take this quiz to find out!Titles/Featured/
March 12, 2021Plays with Great Roles for Black Female Actors From a tenacious Harlem pastor to a Harvard-educated neuropsychiatrist, here’s a wide variety of compelling roles created specifically for Black female actors.Titles/
March 12, 2021Musicals with Great Roles for Black Female Actors A daring pioneer in the Old West. A genteel lady of privilege in New Orleans Creole society. A naive farmgirl in rural Kansas. An internationally famous pop superstar. Explore these musicals featuring powerful and compelling roles created specifically for Black female actors.Titles/
March 11, 2021Women Sharing the Spotlight: Musicals Carried by Women Roxie and Velma… Mame and Vera… Effie, Deena and Lorrell… when two or more great female leads share the stage, theatre magic happens! Here’s a broad array of musicals featuring women standing (and singing) side by side.Titles/
March 6, 2021Great Collaborations From Rodgers & Hart, Kaufman & Hart and the Gershwin brothers to Strouse & Adams, Kerrigan & Lowdermilk and the Five Lesbian Brothers, great teams have been making theatre for over a century. Check out these hit plays and musicals co-created by collaborative groups or pairs.Authors/Titles/
March 5, 2021Musicals Featuring Notable Women in History From the worlds of show biz, politics, literature and business, these women made an indelible mark on humanity. Celebrate their achievements with this list of dynamic musicals about renowned historical figures.Titles/Featured/
March 3, 2021Plays Featuring Notable Women in History Celebrate the women of history with these exciting plays that put their accomplishments center stage.Titles/
March 2, 2021Plays & Musicals Inspired by Greek Tragedies Thousands of years later, the stories of Greek mythology have continued to stay in our hearts, inspiring new adaptations. Explore these titles that took Greek tragedies and turned them in to something new.Titles/
February 25, 2021Beyond the Ingenue: 30 Plays for Powerful Women The stories of women extend far beyond just the ingenue. Check out this list of 30 compelling, textured plays for women ranging in age and position.Titles/
February 24, 2021Groundbreaking Women at the Tonys & Pulitzers Explore the women of Concord whose work has been recognized by the Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.Playwrights/Titles/
February 19, 2021Alan Bennett In Five Plays From his infamous Talking Heads monologues to witty depictions of real people, discover the breadth of Alan Bennett’s work through five selected plays.Authors/Playwrights/Titles/
February 18, 2021Plays that Inspired Musicals Some of our favorite musicals first began as groundbreaking plays. Explore these plays that inspired musicals in the Concord Theatricals catalog.Titles/
February 18, 2021Plays and Musicals with Great Roles for Black Men A clean-cut U.S. Army captain investigating a brutal murder; a scrappy boxer fighting for recognition and redemption; a slick record producer faking his way to the top; and a young gay man navigating his way through churches, bars and motel rooms. Delve into a variety of plays and musicals featuring compelling and gutsy roles written specifically for Black actors.Titles/
February 10, 2021August Wilson’s American Century Cycle: 10 Plays About the Black Experience in the 20th Century August Wilson’s American Century Cycle — ten plays for each decade of the twentieth century — chronicles the lives of the Black community in Pittsburgh. But there’s even more to know about this crowning achievement of the American Theatre. Read more to find out!Authors/Titles/
February 9, 2021Great Romances: Plays and Musicals About Love In the mood for romance? From raucous comedies to heartbreaking dramas, this collection has something for everyone to love.Titles/
February 5, 2021QUIZ: What’s Your Empowering Anthem? Nothing’s as inspiring as a great song. So, grab a mic (or hairbrush) and take our quiz to discover which of our show tunes is your fight song!Titles/
February 4, 2021A Guide to Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella Concord Theatricals proudly licenses four versions of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Here’s a brief guide to the four editions, along with a handy “at-a-glance” chart comparing the musical scores.Titles/
January 29, 2021QUIZ: What Type of Romantic Lead Are You? What type of romantic lead are you? Take this quiz to find out!Titles/
January 27, 2021D.H. Lawrence’s The Fox: Gender and Politics 100 Years Later Allan Miller, creator of the stage adaptation of The Fox, explores the work’s legacy a century after its initial publication.Playwrights/Titles/
January 25, 2021QUIZ: Which Leading Lady Role Are You? – Golden Age Musicals Edition Maria von Trapp, Reno Sweeney, Auntie Mame… Which leading role from a Golden Age musical matches your personality? Take our quiz and find out!Titles/
January 13, 2021Our Town in Braille: Q&A with Tony Grima of National Braille Press Our Town is now available in a braille edition from National Braille Press. We chatted with Tony Grima, VP of Braille Publications at NBP, about this new release, challenges blind actors encounter in the theatre, and the benefits of scripts published in braille.Titles/